Principal Care Management (PCM)
Designed to reimburse providers for treating patients with a single chronic condition over an extended period
Ensure continuous and specialized care for patients with complex, high-risk chronic conditions.
Patient
Stabilization
Focuses on stabilizing the patient's condition and reducing the risk of further complications.
Reduced Hospitalizations
Decreases the likelihood of emergency visits and hospital readmissions through ongoing management.
Patient
Engagement
Encourages active patient participation in their care plan, a key factor in successful treatment outcomes.
Principal Care Management
The Benefits of PCM
- Comprehensive Care: Ensures continuous and specialized care for patients with complex, high-risk chronic conditions.
- Stabilization: Focuses on stabilizing the patient's condition and reducing the risk of further complications.
- Reduced Hospitalizations: Decreases the likelihood of emergency visits and hospital readmissions through ongoing management.
- Enhanced Patient Engagement: Encourages active patient participation in their care plan, a key factor in successful treatment outcomes.
How This Service Helps Providers
- Revenue Generation: PCM provides a new revenue stream for billing practitioners through the specified CPT codes.
- Aligned with Value-Based Care: Enhances patient engagement and compliance, critical components of value-based care.
- Seamless Integration with Other Care Models: PCM can be used alongside other care models like Transitional Care Management (TCM) and Chronic Care Management (CCM)
- Telehealth Compatibility: Enable specialists to manage complex conditions remotely, which can be billed concurrently with Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) and CCM services.
